The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

A MANCHESTER DIALOGUE. THE DEGENERATE PEERS. A GIRDLE ROUND THE WORLD, &C. In "1 , UN" This Week. One Penny. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE,- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and P. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a new and original Farce, by Edmund Falconer, entitled TH E O'FLALIERTY'S. Mr. Edmund Falconer; 'Messrs. G. Belmore, Barrett. Fitzjames, &C.; Miss Hudspeth, Miss E. Falconer, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, Ace. After which, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock, Shakespere's Flay of CYMBELING. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Creswi,k G , H F. Marston, Walter Lacy, Eniund Phelps, A. Raynor, Neville, Fitzjames, &c. ; Miss Atkinson and Miss Helen Fauz.it. L oors open at ha f-past Six —Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,— Lessee. M. Buckstone,. TIIIS EVENING, MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE. , Mesdames Messrs. Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, Beatrice, Ange', &c. Alter which. PRESENTED AT COURT. 3lessrs. Bnck stone, Rowe, W. Farren, Rogers, Clark, Erasd, &c.; Mes da:nes Snowdon, Griffith, Ili 1, Wright, Lovell, &c. And BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Pechter. This Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY. October 22, with a New Drama, entitled the KING'S BUTTERFLY, in which Mr. Fechter will perform the principal character. The Scenery painted by Mr. William Callcott. The Box:office open daily from Elevaa till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'liafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-Ito YAL, ADELPHI.— Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. Novelty and Attraction —Third Week of Mr. John Collins, the popular Irish Comedian and Vocalist, who is only en gaged for a limited number of nights. THIS EVENING, and during the Week (by desire), the Comedy of THE IRISH AMI3ASSADOR. Sir Patrick O'i'lenipo, Mr. John Collins (with the son of "The Bold Soldier cloy"), su pported by Messrs. Billington, Stuart, Step h e nson, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Mrs. Billington and Miss lienrie to Simms. To conclude with the celebrated serlo-c,emio Drama, by S. Lovor, Esq., of RORY O'MOR E. Rory, Mr. John Collins, with trie songs of " The Wi ow Machree," and " The Sprig of Shillilah." lho other characters by Mr Billington, Mr Phillips, Mr Paul Bedford, Mr Stuart, Me Stephenson, Mr C. J. Smith.; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss Kate Kelly, Sze. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY. This popular Theatre Is Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING, UNDER THE ROSE. At a quarter to 8, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL THEY GET OUT OF IT? Mr. J. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce. entitled WoODLOCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. C. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Those celebrated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, are re engaged. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. 11, J. Montague; Miss Wentworth. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Mankczeress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, JNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, 311 LKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanboraugh and Mande: s. After which, the great Burlesque, THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Car Son. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marqui5'.......258. per ton. I Double 21s. per ton. Top 245. „ Deep ....221. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De- Wots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, addington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Cote 15.. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. aIFIE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, .ean be bad Every Evening of G. It. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 4h. 28m.—Afternoon, 4h. 48w. £O-Noanow.-Morning, 6h. Bm.—Afternoon, sh. 30m. jg 444+ , , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 1861. The news of the death of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, although not unexpected, will be received with general regret. Although a long and severe illness had, in a great measure, prepared both his col bagnes and the public for the mournful intelligence, hopes bad been entertained up to a late period of his possible recovery, and he was still at an age when many more years of useful life might have ben supposed to lie before him. Although never filling the first rank as a statesman or a politician, and remarkable neither for oratorical talent nor for great administrative ability, he was one of those men who are so ill-spared by any party, more especially by one which had so many premae tare losses to deplore as the Liberal party has of law years. As in a theatre, it is often much easier to assign the role of a hero or heroine or villain than it is to fill worthily the less conspicuous but hardly less important minor parts, so it is often in the political world much easier io find Prime Ministers and Lord Chancellors than to support them with man sufficiently capable for the requirements of the public service who are yet willing to accept a subordinate position. Tact, eloquence, and talent may do a great deal, but there remains the sterling sense, the sound discretion, the indefatigable in dustry that England requires from her public men, and in all these qualities the Duke of NEW CASTLE was pre•eminent. His public career was more chequered than might have been expected from the heir to so ancient a dukes dam. He opened his Parliamentary _life by Bitting for South Nottinghamshire, where his father, the anti-Reformer, had overwhelming in fluence, Little was beard to distinguish him from the rest of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S followers, except his appointment as Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1841. Bat the great political ,crisis of 1815.6 brought the young Earl of LINCOLN into prominence, since he found himself from conviction opposed to his father. It was, therefore, not sure prising that so bitter an opponent of Reform as the old Duke of NEWCASTLE should allow political partisanship to outweigh parental feeling, and should exert himself to oppose his son's return on his presenting himself to his constituents for re election. The Government was thus placed tem■ porarily in an awkward dilemma, for the rejected candidate had been appointed Secretary for Ireland in the new Ministry. The Earl of LINCOLN, how, ever, was not long in finding a seat, w hi ch curiously enough he again owed to family i n . fieence, since his father-in-law, the Duke of HAMILTON, procured his return for the Falkirk burghs. The events which followed are well known. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S term was brief, and hie death completely disorganised his party. The Earl of LINCOLN became Duke of NEWCASTLE before he .again accepted office under the Earl of ABERDEEN in the memorable coalition Ministry. This appointment brought him little pleasure. Thu disasters of the Crimean expedition ['tensed the in• dignation of the country, and bitter reproaches were hurled at the Ministry. It is always easy and convenient to put the blame upon one man in p arti cular, and accordingly the Duke of NEW c %STU?, CIR Secretary of War, was selected as the victim. R e _ a thrown overboard to lighten the vessel and save his colleagues ; but thinking men were, not long in detecti ng the ungenerous artifice. The blame, great and heavy as it justly was, rested on no one man's shoulders. It was partly the fault of an effete system of routine, which could not accommodate itself to soy emergenc i es , and more especially w as it owing to the perverse and vacillating c onduct of the Cabinet, which allowed the country, according to, the famous expression, "to drift into war." No preparations were made suitable for a prolonged struggle with one of the great Powers of Europe, no wise forethought was exercised as to the possible requirements of an army of men on a foreign soil, and when the war had actually commenced, instead of powerful and vigorous action, instead of fresh and unanimous spirit being infused into old forms and offices, matters went drifting on in the same timorous, uncertain, halfhearted way. The fact was that the strong feeling of the people dragged the Ministry into a war which, in their hearts they were unwilling to undertake. All their fear seemed to be that the Russians should suffer too much. They allowed them to keep open their com munications between the Crimea and the mainland. They would not allow their Baltic forts to be bom barded; and whatever the real motive or influence, there is no doubt that the English Ministry were anything but in earnest about the prosecution of the Russian War, and the whole blame of his col leagues' vacillation rested on the shoulders of the Duke of Newcastle when all active preparations would have been paralysed by the influence of the Czar's "friend of forty years." After some years of tempo rary retirement the Dake again entered official life, this time as Secretary for the Colonies under Lord PALMERSTON. His return was regarded with gene. ral satisfaction, for it was felt that he had not been well or fairly treated. In this post he showed his usual good sense and moderation, qualities which were especially valuable when he became escort of the Prince of WALES in his visit to Canada four years since. The discretion which he showed in advising the young Prince to keep entirely clear of all sectarian demonstrations was highly commend able, and quite in accordance with the feeling of this country. Unfortunately the Duke was com pelled to resign the fatigues of office early in this year, and, after many months of illness, he has at length succumbed. He has passed away bearing the reputation of a just and conscientious man, who exerted himself in every sphere which he en. tered to fulfil its duties to the utmo3t, and who leaves a name which will be long and deservedly respected, not only by his political associates, but by his countrymen at large. Esrl RUSSELL had a pleasing task to perform on Monday when he opened the North London Work ing Classes Industrial Exhibition. This is as inter esting an affair as any that could be set on foot by a Statesman, and the noble lord must have fully appreciated the important signification of the work that day inaugurated. It is quite an era in the history of the country that the working men should have undertaken such a thing. The Secretary read a report which was very interesting, and furnished the particulars of the case. It told how this attempt had been set on foot in a great measure by the suc cess which had attended the Working Man's Exhi bition in the South of London, and also because it has been believed that much "dormant talent" was hidden among the working classes, which it would be well to draw forth and encourage. The objects exhibited are manufactured by the exhibitors "either as srecimens of skilled workmanship, or as examples of self.taugbt handicraft. Earl RUSSELL'S obser vations upon the occasion were appropriate and well timed, and the noble lord appeared to enter fully into the spirit of the affair. He expressed his delight at the general style of the affair, and de. dared that the works exhibited reflected the high est credit upon all concerned. After declaring that the originators of the scheme had evidenced their judgment in undertaking the affair, the noble lord emphatically said, "I must confess that it affords me pride and pleasure to be the fellow-countryma of men who have so employed their time, and whc have exhibited the greatest ingenuity in the works that they have performed, and in that manner havt done credit to the country to which they belong: , It is a very good thing that Earl RUSSELL should have thus expressed himself. He has thus ren dered the cause a double service —first, in encou- raging those who so fully deserve recognition from high quarters, and also in affording the evidence of a competent witness as to the practicability and success of the affair. There are always many to cavil at these experiments and to foretell a breakidowr and a failure of some sort, and thus a decided nega• tive ought to be put upon their strictures by an influential personage. No one can suppose that one in Earl RUSSELL'S position is not a disin terested party, nor think that the noble lord is not a competent judge as to the merits of the affa;r . The working classes of London deserve the en- comiums passed upon them by the noble lord, and if anything were wanting to prove the truth of the noble earl's observation that they were the highe st in the world, it would be the fact of this exhibition. Mr DIGBY SEYMOUR made some effective remark s in proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and truly declared that the noble lord had done good service to their undertaking by coming forward to preside at their opening. The noble lord's associa. tion with the progress of the people rendered him a worthy man to perform such a duty, and his presenct was evidently hailed with satisfaction. Mr DIGBY SEYMOUR concluded his speech by the very appro• priate quotation of the spirited lines of LONG. FELLOW " Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Was their destined end or way ; But to know that each to-iuorrow Fuund them further than to. day," This is exactly the tone which should pervade the community of the working classes of this grew. country, and some such influence has pervaded the progress of this undertaking, which bears evidence of far higher qualities and more determined energy of character than any that distinguished the great Industrial Exhibitions of the land. These were carried out in their greatness and grandeur by those whose time was more at their own dis posal, and who had ample means at their command, but this better display of skill and indus try has been created by men who have had to work while they were performing the tasks which now call forth such general admiration. It is almost impossible to estimate fully the advantages that must accrue from such an affair. It is only by the test of time that they can be appreciated and under stood, but many good results naturally occur to the mind in dwelling upon the subject. Many men will have proved their capabilities In such a striking manner that they will be able in future to go on and prosper without fear of failure ; and one of the chief characteristics of the undertaking will be that it will hold out a premium for steadiness Those who seek to excel in their particular depart ments, whatever they may be, must necessarili devote their shill and strength unimpaired to IL( service, and it will be a powerful incentive to th( practice of temperance in all things, that they ma 3 have the opportunity of displaying their powers tt, the ho3t advantage, and of individualising them selves, as it were, before the eyes of their fellow workmen. Another gain to be reaped from this fruitful harvest of toil and industry is, that those sedulously engaged in the duties of their vocation will not be so apt to indulge in violent outbreaks of political excitement as those who are rest lessly wandering about and longing for some exciting cause of dit caseion. Earl RUSSELL NY isely counselled moderation h. the working classes, and assured them that in time they had good reason to hope that all abuses would be rectified by the advance of intelligence and the influence of publio opinion. The surest way for the lower classes to elevate themselves is to exhibit the qualities of prudence, temperance, and fortitude, which have been largely put into re. quision to achieve this work in question. It is a source of general rejoicing that this Industrial Ex hibition has been successfully accomplished ; it beats a promise for the future that is rich and rare, and it is an evidence of the improvement of the lower orders that is most encouraging and honourable in the sight of God and man. We can recognise in this movement tho significance of what the poet has called " The nobility of labour, the long pedigree of toil." Despite the forthcoming Presidential election, the best efforts of Mr LINCOLN and his friends fail to represent the Federal cause as flourishing in the field. According to the intelligence brought by the North American and the Baltimore, at three days later date than the last news we received, it was beginning to be admitted in New York that GRANT'S operations at Petersburg and Deep Bottom have been failures. No news had arrived from him or his quarters excepting the Confederate intima. tion that they claim to have captured 1,800 pri soners during the recent engagements. All eyes in the North are now, however, turned in the di rection of Missouri, where important events are impending. General PRICE is marching on its capital, Jefferson City, while a large force under MAGRUDER is said to have entered Arkansas, and to be preparing for an encounter with Gene ral STEELE and his army, when, if successful, they will attack St. Louis and proclaim the annexa tion of Missouri to the Southern Confederacy. The acquisition of this great Western State will be of vast importance to the Confederates, and will be very unacceptable to the North. The state of the publ'e mind and tha lack of confidence in the smooth words and fair stories of the Government is clearly shown by the agitated condition of the gold market. It opened on Oct. 7th at 198, rose to 206, fell to 199, and closed at 201; Exchange 221. Truly a satisfactory condition of things! If this is to be the prospect for another Presidential ertn, what do Mr. LINCOLN'S followers expect to be the end ? SHERIDAN is still at Harrisonburg inactive, while a Confedtrate force is said to occupy SHER3IAN'S rear. Federal reinforcements have been sent to Nashville, but the best efforts of the North do not seem to avail much in that quarter. Altogether the state of affairs does not look well for the friends of the Union. The Confederate Bazaar at Liverpool. Yesterday a magnificent bazaar in aid of the Southern Prisoners' Relit Fund was opened at St. George's Hall, Liverpool. Anumber of aristocratic and fashionable ladies of Southern birth or proclivities presided at stalls named after the various Confederate States. The amount of pro- perty on the stalls was of unusual variety, magnificence, and value, and as the attendance of visitors almost impeded locomotion, the bazaar, which will last for four days longer, will prove very profitable. . - - The committee of the Southern Club, by whom the un dertaking has been originated, and who have buckled to their work with their wonted energy, especially disclaim having any political object in view. The motive which has actuated them is one of a far higher and more philan • thropic character; it is that of ministering to the bodily wants of men who have been kttuck down amid the shock of contending armies, and who have been laid prostrate while exhibiting the virtues of bravery and heroism. Great have been the preparations to make the bazaar one of the most attractive and magnificent ;ever witnessed, and the issue bids fair to be a signal success. Some months have elapsed since the announcement of the intention of the organisation of the project was first made public, and since then no effort has been wanting to realise the fondest hopes of its promoters. The members of the Southern Club—numbering s)nae of tae leading men not only in the busy port of Liverpool. but in the kingdom —have entered right heartily into the spirit of the thing, end many a fair and aristocratic hand has for some time past been busily plying the needle in order to produce fur the stalls something rich and rare for the occasion. Ar ticles of every description h ive been poured upon the exe cutive committee in superabundance, and so far as fancy work is concerned, perhaps the splendid hall never before witnessed so motley and yet so choice an array. But while the ornamental occupies a conspicuous place, the useful has by no means been forgotten, for goods of every description crowd the numerous stalls, not only from all parts of Eng land, but from Rome, Paris, Canada, the Southern States of America, and even from New York itself contributions have been received, the contributors feeling that the object of the movement is in no respect political, but is strictly confined to a purpose in which every benevolent mind may well delight to share. The master mind of the undertaking hes undoubtedly been the hon. secretary, and the most able champion of the Southern cause—Mr James Spence ; and that gentleman has shown himself as fruitful of resource, and as ready at organising an undertaking of this sort, as he is scathing and powerful with his pen. Mr Spence has, too, had most zealous and willing coa ljutors, for Mr C. K. Prioleau, the hon. treasurer, Mr Charles Stoess, Mr Older shaw, Mr Forwood, Mr F. Hull, and the members of the executive committee generally have not been a whit less indefatigable than he. Towards the object for which the bazaar is to be held upwards of £7,500 have been received in subscriptions; and that sum is likely to be increased daily for some time to come, and the presents of goods have, to say the least, been on a scale of equal magnitude. Of the 1,500 season tickets of 7a. 6d. each issued, more than 1,400 were sold. The names of the patronesses are the following :—H.I.H. the Princess Murat, the Marchioness of Lothian, the Mar chioness of Bath, Maria, Marchioness of Aylesbury, La Marquis de liontmort, the Countess of Chesterfield, the Countess of Tankerville, Lady Mildred Beresford-Hope, Lady Rosa Greville, the Countess Bentivoglio, Lady Eustace Cecil, Lady Wh ar ncliffe, La Georgians pierre, La B a r onne d e L ongueuil, om F te a ss n e e, d L e a p d atn Lady sa dl o , Liverpool nson , Lady Eardley, M rs . f Birkenhead ; M rs . ot o Akroyd, Halifax ; Mrs. J. R. Call en d er, M anchester; Mrs. Collie, London ; and Mrs. Haanan o d r Egh n, L ad y; Air F A . , Glasgow. Lord and Lady Wharncliffa and the Countess of Chesterfield are to take part in the bazaar, and during their stay they will join the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley. Lord Camp bell and Stratheden, and the Hon. Mr. Mason, the Confe derate States Minister, are here too, and the guests of Mr. James Spence, Abercromby-square. Mr. A, J. Bereaford- Hope and Lady Mildred Beresford-Hope will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hull, Rodney-street, while Bir Richard and Lady de Hogliton will be located at the &delphi Hotel. The executive committee of the bazaar consists of about 30 gentlemen, and of these the following Wive respective departments allotted to them :—Mr. Charles K. Prioleau, finance; Mr. James Spence, stalls and general manage ment; Mr. Trapmann and Mr. Charles Stocss, music and refreshments ; Mr. Oldershaw and Mr. John Sellers, recep tion ; and Mr. A. B. Forwood, amusements. BALLIOL COLLEGE.—O❑ Friday last the Fel. lows of Balliol College, Oxon, came to a resolution which will thenceforward admit Roman Catholic undergraduates to that great and learned society. DARING BURGLARY AND OUTRAGE IN EbSEX.— The quiet village of Woodford, in Essex, has just been the scene of a daring burglary and attempt to murder a policeman, which it is to be feared may prove fatal. A farmer named Joseph Kemsley, whose land stands by the side of the Woodford•bridge-road, lives in a somewhat re- tired spot, with his two daughters, near Woodford, and at about half-past H o'clock on Friday night last the two young women were suddenly awakened by three men dressed as labourers, with crape over their faces, and other wise disguised. They threatened them with instant death if they raised any alarm. One of the ruffl ins held a pistol to the head of ono of tho girls, and, with a heavy bludgeon in the other hand, so terrified them with imprecations and threats that they both fainted, and remained unconscious for some considerable time. The bur. glat s took advantage of the helpless condition of the girls to possess themselves of a small gold watch (maker's name, Romford), with gold key attached, a French silver watch with plain silver guard, two eloth wide•a-wake hats, ono black and the other brown, about £4 in gold, and 9s. in -ilver. While they were ransacking the house a man servant who slept up-stairs heard them, but was afraid to venture down or to give any alarm, but a policeman named Delerbertanche, No. 146 K, observing an unusual moving about of lights in the house, managed to effect an entrance, and met the ruffians in the parlour, just as they were about to open the chiffonniere. The three burglars set upon the unfortunate policeman, and beat him severely about the head and body. They then deeamped, and the man in the house did not stir from his room or make any endeavour to raise an alarm, and the poor fellow who had been so grioviously ill-treated lay there weltering in his blood fur a considerable time, until he was found by the sergeant of police and another patrol. He was conveyed to the police-station, where he at present remains in such a dangerous state that, erysipelas having supelvened, hi s death if, expected, THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS. On View, at the Hanover-square Rooms. Last evening, bet ween seventy and eighty gentle men, connected with the London Press, assembled at the Hanover-square R3OOlB, for the purpose of exa mining into the nature and peculiarities of a Mystic Display, which has for several weeks past been pro minent among the miscellaneous town-talk of the metropolis. Following Mr Home succeeding Mr Forster there have come to us, quite as a matter of course (like those two renowned personages) from America--a whole group of— we can't precisely say Wise Men from the East, but However.you-may-like-to-call-them from the West. A whole &Luster of American Exhibitors— Exhibitors of they don't know what ! The enter prising young gentleman who is the Barnum of the occasion, being, just as you may please to call him, a holy or an unholy Palmer. The Spokesman of the Performers, who talks to us in front of a move able wooden cupboard, raised upon tressles, is our old friend (with a new and decidedly Yankee face) Mr Ferguson. And—listening to him as he talks, and looking at the structure about which he is talking—we very soon discover that Mr Ferguson don't lodge there—he only dik courses about it. There is a Fay, too, we should observe, but it happens to be a veritable, substantial flesh-and-blood Fay, among these choice spirits recently imported to England from America. And last, but not least, there are those two —how shall we designate them P—serious speechless Dromios, the Brothers Davenport. Any exhibition at once moreclumsy or more childish we never remember to have witnessed. The pro ceedings were from first to last simply preposterous. They were—at any rate according to our estimate of them--nothing less than an insult to the com mon sense of every rational auditor and of every sane spectator in the room. During nearly two mortal hours we endured the tedium and absurdity of these most ridiculous demonstrations. The puerile character of these demonstrations has too frequently and elaborately been described, by Mr. Dion Boucicault and others, to require that it should be here once more minutely delineated. The displays, such as they are, have become by this time little less than notorious. They are vulgar to the last degree of vulga rity. They are noisy, blatant, and ridiculous. A sufficiently intelligent observer among those present last evening—not a savant, let us observe, not a philosopher, merely a writer of penny serial publications very well known " down Whitechapel way"—neither a Professor Owen nor a Professor Faraday—simply Mr. 0. W. M. Reynolds, of Reynolds's _Newspaper and Reynolds's Miscellany —threw out a capital suggestion by way of test, namely, that the Brothers Davenport, besides being strongly bound by cords, twisted and knotted about their wrists and aneles, folded across their knees and fixed to the bench upon which they are seated, should be tied up likewise at their wrists and aneles, and so on—with packthread ! Let them, ho argued, be so twined about with bonds of packthread, as well as with strong cord, and if—after the tumult of discordant sounds, emanating from the closed structure—the packthread proved, upon the opening of the doors, again, to be still unbroken—he would believe, but not till then, that the Brothers Davenport them selves had nothing whatever to do with those demon. strations I With the tinkling of the guitar strings, the rattling and thumping of the tambourine, the jingling of the muffin bell, the scraping of the fiddle and the clanging of the trumpet ! A shrewd and reasonable proposition enough in itself, but one that—as a matter of course—was not acceded to ! Among other rather significant circumstances noticeable in connection with these singularly stupid, tedious, and contemptible performances, the following are worthy of being particularised by reason of their very obvious significance. The Brothers Davenport, for example, while to all ap pearance quietly seated inside the cabinet, bound hand and foot, alter each tumultuous clamour of fiddle, trumpet, belt, guitar, and tambourine, upon the opening of the doors, though still seated quietly and as strongly corded as ever, proved, upon being scrutinized through a lorgnette, to be absolutely streaming with perspiration! Indicative, as it appeared to us, of violent muscular exertion on their part during the very interval of their apparent quiescense ! Again—when it is borne in mind, that upon the fourth or fifth time of their being shut into the cabinet (bound hand and foot) upon the reopening of the door of the structure, a few minutes afterwards, the cords are found to be lying in a loose bundle at their feet—themselves unbound ! And when--still later on—the doors being closad, while the cords lay in:a loose heap between the feet of the two unbound brothers; a few minutes afterwards —on the flying open of the doors, the two men were found,strongly corded up, bound hand and foot, each to the bench upon which he was seated—is not the conclusion to be arrived at perfectly transparent P Namely, that as they can be released from the cords (no matter how) at that stage of the performance, and then fastened up again securely (no matter by what agency) they might, they obviously Were released from their bondage upon each of the previous occasions when the musical instruments were agitated—resuming their fetters in time enough to appear manacled as before when the clamour had ceased. Seeing that the principal mystery (Bei disant) of the whole of this very ludicrous eirnibition consists in the tying and untying of these same amiable Brothers Davenport—the question requiring to be solved in their regard is at the least, it may be allowed, a knotty question. All that seems to be needed by them is —what we, for one, should certainly be disposed to allow them—namely—rope enough. Fastened tightly hand and foot in a sitting posi• tion, immediately confronting each other, inside the wooden structure (profanely epoken of, more than once, by the American Showmen as a Tabernacle) the Brothers Davenport there, when entirely coneealed from view by the simple fact of the three doors of this ridi- culous clothes-press or wardrobe-upon legs being fastened from within by sliding bolts (the two side ones by the nimble fingers of their long-armed exhibitor or showman, Mr Ferguson—the centre one through the audible snapping of the sliding bolt by, how shall we express it ? some very Odd Force, or by the agency of some exceedingly materialistic spiritualism)—the Messrs Davenport there and then went through (such as they were) their nonsensical performances. If we were ser i ous l y challenge d to ex pl a i n h ow the whole thin g was managed by them—taunted per haps precisely as S am Wsller was taunted under cross-examination in the famous case of Bardell v. Pickwick, with 4 , Haven't you got eyes, Mr Weller ?' —we should be disposed to reply with Sam at once to the taunt and the challenge—" That's jest where it is, my lord. If ye 'd a double pair o' patent magnifiers—ye might perhaps seo through a deal board or two, and so forth, bat having only eyes, you see—and using those even last night in a darkened room, with the gas lowered—our wision's limited." - GENERAL GARIBALDI.—'The following is an ex tract from a letter addressed to the Glasgow herald by Mr Robert M‘Tear :—" Having just returned from a visit to General Garibaldi at Caprora, I think it will be gratifying to the public to learn the latest authentic news from the Island of the Sea.' I found the general in per fect health, the wound being completely healed, and without pain, but leaving a stiffness in the ankle joint, rendering it necessary to have recourse to the carved oak staff sent him by a Glasgow working man, and which is now his constant companion. The general desired that I should inform his friends in Scotland that the primary object of his coming to Britain was to visit Glasgow, and that ho would not rest satisfied until ho had performed that most pleasing duty, which he hoped to accomplish next year if events in Italy permitted. In regard to his so suddenly leaving England, and the controversy which ensued about it, he assured me that, whatever h e m i ght have said or f e l t i n th e h eat of the moment, he is n ow convinced that it was ow i ng to no pres sure good from Lreign powers, b u t entirely out of considerati on stone upon up s o h n o wn him.t h Hee courage, has and been had too heaped for his he a lth ; and he said that, instead of showing any cowardice rega r di ng him, Palmerston, Lassell, and a friend to Italy to be suspected for a moment." LAT EST IN TELLIGEWE [REUTER'S EXPRESS THE COMMERCIAL CRISIS IN BRAZIL. RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 22. The business of the past fortnight has been sud denly and unexpectedly interrupted, owing to the stoppage of payment, on the morning of the 10th inst., of the important banking establishment of Messrs A. J. A. Souto and Co., and to the conse quences which immediately resulted therefrom. By far the most serious panic ever witnessed in this city immediately took possession of the public, and a run commenced on four of the chief private banking establishments by holders of receipts for depos;.ts. 016 only of these firms withstood the unexpected and continued drain on their coffers. The other three resolved on closing their doors on the 13th. In the meantime many respectable firms had been unable to meet their engagements, and the utmost consternation pervaded the whole place from the impossibility of knowing who would continue solvent and who succumb under the calamity. On Sunday, the 11th inst., the Minister of Finance met the directors of the Bank of Brazil, who proposed, under certain stipulations, to take on themselves the liquidation of the firm which had suspended its payments on the previous day. Nothing, however, could be arranged, and the con ference was again continued up to midnight of the following day. The difficulty which presented it self was the expediency of satisfying an immense number of creditors, chiefly for small amounts, which, in the aggregate, represented the formidable figure of 14,200,000 dole. In the meantime the run on the National Bank for gold continued till the 14 h inst., up to which time the Bank had paid away 3,000,000 dollars of its gold, and in anticipation of the decree authoriEN ing an increased emission of notes, the Bank freely discounted on the 12th and 13th inst. to the extent of 14,000,000 dollArs, and thus alleviated much of the immediate pressure on the commercial C9MMII- Dity. The first decree relating to the counts above sketched was promulgated on the 13th, and ems powered the Bank of Brazil, in virtue of the law of June 5, 1853, to issue notes to the extent of three times the amount of its disposable capital in gold. This was followed on the 14th by another decree in virtue of the same law, in consequence of the representation of the Bank of Brazil, granting the said Bank permission to suspend the payment in gold of their notes, and making the notes of the Bank a legal tender in all public departments in the city and provice of Rio de Janeiro. A meeting was held the same day at the Bank of Brezil, at which were present some of the chief creditors of Messrs Souto and Co., as well as the representatives of all the banks and banking establishments of the place, for the purpose of ex. amining that firm's balance-sheet. No feasible plan could be resolved on to meet the emergency, owing to the very large sum due to numberless small credi tors, and every one feeling that the responsibilities of such a heavy advance were too great to be thought of, notwithstanding the unanimous desire of preventing a judicial liqu'ds.tion of the suspended bank. Besides a meeting and representation from the members of the Praca, another meeting was convoked by the Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, on the 16th inst., which was attended by the directors of banks and heads of banking-hcu3es, but nothing could be definitively settled. The Government, however, having taking the opinion of the Minister of Justice and Finance on the 16th, a Council of State was called at 9 p.m. of that day, and it was resolved that a "supension of payment" during the term of 60 days, to date from the 9th inst., should be decreed. 'e give an extract fro:u trauslatio❑ of the decree which WAS published on the 17th : " In consideration of the extreme gravity of the commercial crisis which at present weighs down the commercial community of Rio de Janeiro, dis turbing the course of business, paralysing all branches of industry, and which threatens to shake to its foundation the public peace and order; and seeing, moreover, the necessity of adopting some speedy and Efficacious measure which the code of laws, as it now stands, does not afford to put an end to the evils which are much to be feared will accrue from such a disastrous occurrence; I, in conformity with the unanimous opinion of the Council of State, decree— " Ist. That during six days to be computed from the 9th inst., the becoming due of all bills, pro missory notes, and other securities payable in the city and province be held suspended and pro rogued; and also that all protests, recourses in guarantee, and prescriptions of above referred to securities be also suspended and prorogued for some space. " 2dly. Article 108 of the Commercial Code shall apply as to granting time to non-matriculated forms (of merchants and tradesmen), the which, as well as conditions granted, can be t ff,..cted amicably, being adjusted by a number representing two-thirds of the body of their creditors. "31ly. The suspension of banks and of banking establishments during the term which Art. 1 treats of shall be legislated by the decree of Government." The law for regulating the winding up of banks and banking houses which have failed was promul. gated on the 20th inst., and gives the administra tion of the same to two of the chief creditors, as sisted by an auditor appointed by Government, and is generally most favourable to the establishments in question. The first step taken after making out a balance sheet is, by every available means, to effect the payment of the small creditors, if not the whole amount of their claim, then the utmost the estate of the bankrupt will permit. Th Le Approaching Trial of Muller, Seine time since we stated that Franz Muller, the alleged murderer of Mr Briggs, would be tried at the ensuing ses sions of the Central Criminal Court, which commence on the 24th inst. This statement was contradicted by a con temporary, who stated that there were no grounds for any such assertion. And again yesterday morning even, we find a quoted paragraph in another paper, stating that the announcement that Muller's trial will come off on the 24th, " has but little foundation in fact, as up to the preeent time neither the committee of the German Legal Protection So ciety nor Mr Beard, the solicitor, who has the management of the case, nor Mr Maynard, his managing clerk, have decided whether the case will be fit for trial at that time." Now, wherever this information has been obtained is of course no business of ours, nor should we trouble even to refer to it were it not that the correct statement had been contradicted in terms so unqualified. Notwithstanding this contradiction, we are able to state that so far as Mr Beard is concerned, his brief is not alone prepared, but it is actually, at this very moment, in the possession of Mr Sergeant Parry. True, a communication was received from the Treasury inquiring whether Mr Beard would be prepared with the defence of Muller this session. Mr Beard, with out loss of time, replied that he was prepared, and saw no necessity whatever for postponing the trial. With regard to the "great mass of additional oral and documentary evidence said to have been obtained within the last few days," scarcely anything more has been elicited than that with which Mr Beard was thoroughly cognisant before the prisoner was committed even, but, with a discretion which cannot be too much commended, ho has held it over till the day of trial. Thus it will be seen that, so far as the defence is concerned, the trial will take place this session about the 26:h or 27t'n, Muller, during his confinement in Nowgato, has con ducted himself with the same air of coolness and indiffer ence to his position that has characterised him from the very moment of his apprehension. He spends his time in reading, and upon several occasions when questioned he has asserted his innocence of the crime with which he is charged, ad mitting at tLc same time that it was " strange ho should become possessed of Mr Briggs' property." lle positively denies that the hat in question ever belonged to him. H e persists that in repudiating the charge he has told the truth, an has coolly remarked, "If telling the truth hangs me, I can't help it," At times during his incarceration at New gate he has shown some signs of depression. and has occa sionally been observed to shed tears. The Confederate soldiers seem to have lost their antipathy to the Federal coloured soldiers in Grant's army, and have ceased to fire upon them, as they formerly did, whenever the negroes made their appearance. That part of the line where the coloured troops are employed is now as quiet us any other, and it is noticed that when deserters come iu they are afterwards frequently found eating with the negroes, having apparently lost their late prejudiqe,- 4infricanpaper, Septennial Parliaments. TO TAE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—At this time, when the people are looking forward to th© meeting of the new Parliament, vice the old one, deceased, the following information for your readers may be acceptable, or, at least, for those who may not be already acquainted with the facts offered for publication. The Triennial Act was passed in the sixth year of the reign of King William 111., whereby no Parliament should have any continuance beyond three years, " to be ac counted from the day on which, by the writ of sum mons, the said Parliament should be appointed to meet." The Septennial Act, passed in the year 1715, recited this act, and it also recited to the Effect that much expense and animosity had been excited by reason of the enactment, which at that time, on account of domestic turmoil and riot, might tend to destroy "the peace and security of the Government." Therefore it has been enacted that the then existing Parliament and all future Parliaments should have continuance for Bev( n years, and no longer to be accounted for by the day on which by the writ of summons the then existing Parliament had been, " or any future Parliament shall bo appointed to meet, unless such Parliament there after to be summoned shall be sooner dissolved by his Majesty, his heirs, or successors." This Septennial Act, enacted chiefly to meet the par ticular national exigency of time—after almost 150 years, existence, is still the law of the land, which regulates the calling together and dissolution of the Parliament.—Yours obediently, CUR. COOKE. October, 1864. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oat. IS. --I , Ve have to report the gloomiest market to-day that has yet occurred since the present crisis commenced. Some of our spinners and manufac turers had been led to expect, to use their own phrase, that things had taken a turn, and that prices had reached a minimum. Ia consequence of this feeling manufacturers in several instances had written or telegraphed to their Manchester agents to advance selling quotations for their cloth Id to 2d per lb. To such persons the market has proved a great disappointment, In shipping yarns we have had very little business, and in yarns made from short stapled cotton prices are decidedly easier than they were last week, while for those made from long-stapled cotton the market has ken moderately firm, though without much business being practicable at the quotations. In this branch of the mat ket (shipping yarns) business closes quiet, with a tendency to lower prices. In home trade yarns the rumours of failures have had a depressing effect, and there is a want of confidence, so that we have had a more stagnant market than previously. Low cop yarns as well as low-bundled yarns are cheaper. Cloth has been exceedingly difficult to sell, We have heard of some fair sales at a price, but gene rally the market is fiat. The few buyers who were iu the market have been making very low offers, and low as prices were before they had not touched the bottom. On the whole, clothe have been cheaper than they were before. We hear of six or seven more manufacturers having stopped payment to-day, and the feeling of gloom seems to be increasing as the knowledge of these failures come to the public ear. The commercial public have, of course, been awaiting advices from India with some anxiety, and a private telegram has been received to-day (the first since news of the crisis had begun to arrive out), and it bears out the fears entertained here that a reflex of the advices sent hence would be dis couraging. According to tho telegram the markets there had been paralysed by the bad accounts to hand from this side. The large purchases of cotton at Liverpool to arrive are producing their effect, and we hear of stocks purchased at 24d per lb selling at lfid, and in some instances as low as 15d and 14d per lb. LEEDS, 18th.—The woollen cloth-markets to-day have been thinly attended by buyers, and those present confined their purchase to small parcels of a miscellaneous charac ter, including both heavy and light goods. All things con sidered, the market had as active an appearance as could be expected, and there was a stronger tone of confidence in the proceedings than was maintained on this day se'nnight. winter stocks may bo said to have now fully passed into the hands of the retail dealers, attention is directed by the wholesale houses to spring goods, and on such and ordinary fabrics manufacturers are mostly engaged, The trade is certainly not so buoyant as we lately had to report it, yet the mills are running full time and the manufacturing ope• ratives are in full employment. The failure of the Leeds Banking Company still engages a good deal of attention. Tho 45 notes of the company are selling at from £4 lOs to £1 15s each, and some speculative individuals advertise to day that they will give £4 12s 6d a piece for them. The committee of shareholders of the bank have signified their acquiescence in the appointment of Mr. Turquand as the sole liquidator, and have issued a circular recommending them to unite in an application to the Court of Chancery to make the appointment of Mr Turquand, which is now onl3 provisional, permanent. There is no likelihood of any op. position to this application, and in the meantime all that can be done at the bank, under the superintendence of the committee of investigation, is being done to forward at, winding up of the unfortunate concern. Till, however, the liquidator be fully appointed the real work of winding up can scarcely be commenced. NOTTINGHAM, 18th.—At this Exchange-hall to-da) there was a fair attendance of merchants and manufactur ers. Spinners asked higher rates for lace yarns, which buyers were reluctant to pay, and business was eventual') done at fully late prices. For hosiery yarns the demand was slow, but prices were unaltered. bilks about the same as last week. tho demand for brown nets was dull, and prices had a downward tendency. ROCHDALE, 17th,—The attendance of buyers in the flurnel market to-day has again been small, and they pur chased cautiously. so that less than an average amount of business was done, Though the trade is undoubtedly rather dull, the manufacturers are well employed, and as yet there is no great accumulation of stock, and a fair amount of orders are in hand. The Yorkshire goods trade is also rather quiet, and will probably remain so till the cold weather hat, been the means of reducing the stocks of the retail dealers, and fresh supplies aro needed, Prices of goods are steady. Iu the wool market there is not much business doing, bur the staplers maintain late prices. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at noon—Easi moderate breeze and fine weather. FALmourru, Oct. 19.—Wind E.—Arrived—Lilly, from New Yurk—George Ducem, from Havannah—Alexander, from Marseilles. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Plover, from London for Barbadoes—Caroline Agnes, from Sun derland for Singapore. KINGROAD, Oct. 1 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrived.—Evening Stir, from New York. PLYMOUTH, Oct, 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—America from New York. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 18—Oribe, from Algoa Bay. Arrived, Oct. 19—Cornish Lass, ft OM Smyrna—Kyanite, and Ellen, from Guernsey—Atalanta, ,from Quebec— Carrywicb, from Caen. Sailed, Oct. 19--Orwell, steamer, for Melbourne—Sir Robert Peel, steamer, fo r Dunkirk—Belgium, steamer, for Ostend—Stine et Tarnise, steamer, for Paris—Triton, steamer, for Boulogne—Hanover, steamer, for Calais. --- DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed— Kaffraran, screw steamer, for Madeira, from London. Sailed—Lope do Viga, screw steamer, Isabell a B rown , Christiania, Witch of th e Seas, with others, outward bound. A very lamentable affair transpired yesterday. Mr Robert Henry Williams, the London manager of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited), has died by his own hand. Some slight losses, arising from the pressure of the times, which have been incurred by the bank, appear to have preyed upon the mind of Mr Williams, who was a person of nervous and susceptible temperament. It ought to b© stated, however, that, as we are positively assured, there is nothing either in the private pecu niary accounts of the unfortunate deceased, or in his accounts with the bank, that can reflect an 3 discredit upon his memory. The responsibility of his position is believed to have effected his brain. THE REPRESENTATION OF rYNEMOUTlL—Elee tioneering excitement has early commenced in Tynemouth. Mr G. 0. Trevelyan, who is to contest the borough at the forthcoming election in the Liberal interest, has made his debut; and, apprised of the presence of the enemy in the field, Mr R. Hodgson, the Conservative locum tencns, has• tened to the scene of action. For the first time since his memorable appearance upon the hustings, in April, 1861, he met the electors and non-electors face to face, in the Albion Assembly Rooms, North Shields, on Saturday evening, the proc.edings on the occasion being of a noisy and anything but decorous character. A considerable portion of the speech of the hon. gentleman was devoted to a review of his oppo nent's recently published book, " A Competition Wallah," the object being to establish a so-called discrepancy between Mr Trevelyan's electioneering utterances and the declara tions of his work on the subject of the Permissive Bill Both gentlemen have entered upon an active canvass of the borough.—.NewArst!e Chronic*. A CURIOUS CASE FOR THE SURGEONS.—A little boy, the son of Mr Joseph Dedman, of Brasted, while at school some two years since, put a piece of ginger up his nostrils. Ills schoolmistress got it out. as she thought, but the poor little fellow suffcred for some time afterwards with pains in his nose. His mother, therefore, took him to several surgeons, but they thought a polypu, was forming in his nostrils, and that was the reason he could not breathe out of one side. At last a letter was go , from a kind lady admitting him into a hospital in London, and he was there nearly two months, but then he was turned out incurable. The little fellow has suffered very much ever since, and on Friday ho seemed very poorly, coming Atladsotwlun said to his m o th er , "I h ave go t something my nose," and on her looking she found it was the piece of ginger which had for two years caused so much pain and trouble. It was quite rotten. Tho little fellow is nor. getting better, and can, of course, breathe freely through both nostrils,—Mirrey klamianf. Tonalb HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 15. The Queen, eccompanied by Prince Helena, an d attended by Lady Augusta St An ley, went out in th 4 morning; and in the afternoon her Majesty drove. to Inv( rcauld, accomp an i e d by P r incess Heluna and Prince Beatrice, and attended by Viecounto Jocelyn. Sir Frederick Bruce and Mrs Knollys bad t he honour of dining with the Queen and royal family OCT, 16 ' Divine service was performed in the Castle b y the Rev. A, 11. Chartcris, of Park CLurch, Glasgow) 1° ;he presence of her 11.1j,:sty and the royal f areli r The Ladies and thnticmen in Waiting Wisc 113 attendance. Sir Frederick Bruce had the honour of din iPg with the Queen and royal family. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred is expected to arrive at Floors Castle to-day, on a vibit to th e : Luke and Duchess of Roxbur g h ° . A mong the distingu ißb company invited by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh° to meet their royal guest will be the Duchess of St. Alh anlb Lady Diana Beauclerk, Marquis and Marchioness of N °l ' wanby and Lady Laura Phipps, Lord and Lady Cheiwg' fold, Hon. Miss Thesiger, Hon. Mr Tbesiger, Sir Georg Grant Settle, Mr and Mrs Thornhill, the Misses Thornhill' " Lord Llanover, Earl of Selkirk, Hon. Harry Grey' ir l%/r t Graham Vivian, Captain Williams, Captain Jarrett , ' Fitzruaurice, and Mr Whate!y. The Marquis of Bristol, by the accounts received. in town yesterday, was rather better. The noble warcl u % s had passed a favourable night, and was apparently g reatly refreshed. The Earl and Countess of Bandon have ar;yea at Castle Bernard, county Cork, for the winter. e nter' The Earl and Countess Fitz william are taining a select party at Wentworth House, Yorkshir e. . The Earl of Dunraven has arrived at his seat I 0 the county of Limerick, from Wales. The Countess of Craven and Lady Craven ha" arrived at Beckett House, on a vi s it to Viscount and Vl°. countess Barrington, from Ashdown Park. The Countess de Grey has arrived at Studley Royal, near Ripon, from attending on their Royal highs nesses the Prince and Princess of W a l e s i n Denmark. 1 ' countess accompanied the infant Prince Victor Albert 01 his return home. Lord and Lady Menteagle have arrived at Ci 3el4 tenham from their seat in Ireland. Lady Henrietta Allen and the Misses Allen have arrived at their residence, 27, Chesham-street, f rom Ryde. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Es, chequer has arrived at Hawarden Castle from worsio Hall, Sir Henry and Ledy Sophia Des Vceux have l ef their residence in Berkeley-square for their seat in Dom' shire. Sir Kingston and Lady James have left Brow n' Hotel. Mr Layard, M,P., has returned to town I ' l° l a tour in Italy and Switzerl a nd . Th e h on . g entler:usu. ° , resumed his duties as U n d er -S e c re t ar y a t the Fore i g n office, Her Majesty's privat3 sitting-room, W bic : l o is situated on the south side of the Q uee p ° a.. rower, has been beautif u lly re d ecorate d . The ing, which is of a very chaste and elegant design, h ag been repainted and gilt, and the walls have been in the panels with a very handsome brocaded satin ° A a rich crimson ground, w ith f o li age o f go ld colour 013 ' 11 white, having a very good effect, as it is in keeping' wit i , the other decorations of th e rcom . Th e s ilk has b 6°- accurately copied by an English ma nu f ac turer fromtilso original silk. which was made by a f ore i gn fi r m for Geo r g IV. The panels are surrounded by richly carved 0 ,, gilt mouldings, and below th e m i s a d a d o o f white to' sit gold, corresponding with th e ce ili ng . The win d° draperies have been arranged in a v er y t as teful and PO '°' what novel manner, which is v er y su it a ble to the s i l l, ; of the, room, and is a pleasing change from the fort heavy draperies. The whole reflects great credit on tv Lord Chamberlain's first ofth)er at Windsor, Mr. Seabroi! under whose care and snperintendence the redecorations have been carried out.—Corti t Journal, Oct, 15, 1861. ME. W. H. GLADSTONE AND TLIE REPRESENO'e TION OF BLACKBUEN.—It has been unwarrantablif asserted that Mr 'William Henry Gladstone, eldest SO ° ,he Chancellor of the Exchequer, will b e b roug h t forwar d At the next general election as a candidate for the represen tation of the city of Chester. There is no doubt that i f isir W. H. Gladstone consented to s t an d f or Ch ester his retu rn would result as matter of course, as he would be sure t 3 obtain the support of the Marquis of Westminster, whose influence in the city is very powerful; but Mr Gladetel l° has at present no intention of soliciting the votes of the Cestrians, as he has made arrangements to become a oar ldi ' date for Blackburn at the next general election. The Pre sent members for Blackburn are Mr W, H. Horuby (TorY.,), and Mr James Pilkington (Liberal). Mr Gladstone oppose Mr Horuby, should that gentleman think proper a te offer himself for re•election ; and as the popularity of to Gladstone family is very great in the borough, not 00 1 1 because of the eminent services of the Chancellor of 11 1 Exchequer, but also because of th e b enevo l en t exertions e; the right hog. gentleman's wife to miti ga t e the euffertl i g, of the cotton operatives, particularly in that locality, d unie i . last winter, the return of Mr W. 11. Gladstone is reg ards as a certainty.— Liverpool Mercury ble , no CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.— This .-- attuoture, now so nearly approaching complat i°l3 o l was on Friday thrown open to the i ns p ec ti on of membe rs -, the recent Churoh Congr e s s , 500 ti c k e t s h av i n g been P ro ra seated by the board to th e Congress committee for that pose. With respect to l eng th o f s p an t h e Clifton hr lub t ranks third among all that have yet been erected, tho se Fribourg and Niagara alone surpassing it in this particular For beauty, situation, and glace of construction, it is 11; bably unrivalled. It is expected th at a ver y few w ee more will see it completed ; indeed, there appears now v ei l; little more to be done. The six s e t s o f p ower f u l chains', each in its turn composed of five parallel series of stout iron linker on which the roadway is suspended, are all in their Pl °c e e o and firmly anchored in the solid rock at a depth of abe ll t t feet beneath the surface. The iron wo r k o f the roa dway and pathway is complete—the painting nearly so, an d re ja h ° o thing apparently wanted but the metalli n g of the road. + . 0 two lofty towers still want a few f ee t o f m asonth b ut is a matter rather of ornamental finish than anything i e : o and when the approaches on eith er s id e are complete' bridge will be ready for opening. This will, it is exPe e ' e take place next month, but it is still doubtful whether ant a public inauguration will be attempted. A rumour has be en industriously circulated that Lord Palmerston been invited to attend. This report we are enabled autheila tatively to contradict. 'Whatever may ultimately be decided upon, the veteran Premier has as yet received no aPP lic :i tion upon the subject, nor can any be made until the dal - opening can be fixed with somewhat greater certainty. I FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the ja :, sitting M. Leverrier read three letters he had re ceived coived on the fire-ball of Sept. 24th ; one was from Ge ° : has already (Crean ), stating that the meteor was spindle-shaped , % . 1 . parently about a metro and a half in length, and in a vor" c t ; position, so that one of its points looked towards the eat / a r the other slightly leaning westwards. There had been fog in the morning, and some of it still lingered in the SJ' O The phenomenon was visible just above it. 'The atmosphe r i. was otherwise clear, except a few thin white clouds north` and west. The second letter was f rom Nogaro (Gers) , an d stated that there were two explosions as loud as thund' pt, between noon and ten minutes past; the writer only pe r ' ceived a email cloud of a nearly circular form, and SOOT;)., hits slowly from north to south, Some persoes thelig:g the cloud luminous, others said its light was first almost as strong as that of lightning; bat as the 5' , 0 scone very brightly at th e ti me , th e p h enomenon must 1 i3 ' 9 8 lost considerably in brilliancy. In the third letter it said that the bolis was observed on board the Favori a c n e ; boat, by its commander, M Erotabas, in N. let. 40 deg. ° f min., and Paris E. long. 59 m i n „ and therefore ne r th, Majorca, A paper was received from M Carus on the ;r ho ject of the phosphorescence of the Lanipyris 10 luminous matter of this insect is unctuous, and lail°ll N ita melted phosphorus; if put on a watch-glass, it l e°cel eu t phosphorescent quality in drying, but regains it it under water. This experiment cannot be successfully r ig pea:ed more than once or twice ; s till the tac t of tt' revival of phosphorescence is important. inasmuch °Llt this is the first instance of a substance emitting l i g e when put under water, and losing this faculty W ill 'cLic ia it gets dry. M. Caron sent in a paper on cementatiOop which, contradicting the views enter ta i ne d by M. I \ 43r g f il' t o ritte, who supposes pure carbon t o b e a l one suffioie ti ' convert iron into steel, he remarks that the operation f large scale consists in enc l os i ng iron bars in a l ar ge b °:‘ ,l the same metal togeth er w i t h charcoal made o f green it When the mass has gut to a red heat, the oxygen of J a e contained in the b ox f orms an oxyde of carbon by its coof tact with the charcoal ; on the other hand the nitro; cu the same air forms cyanides with the alkaline metals tained in the charcoal, so that the iron to be cemented :f in contact with thin principal elements—v iz., a bon, oxide of ca r b on, and the cyanides alngle- . to, all of which elements are necessary to cententat.teed A manufactory of gunp ow d er h a s been estah lia , 4 ,, o For som e ti me p as t i n a l one l y part o f t h e N ew Forest. ,3;:o alder trees, which grow plentifully in the forest, Pr e n ° o O f the beat kind of wood for sna ki ng car b on , which ' a c ar' (. the ingredients of gunpowder. Th e N ew Forest is 600 E 1 miles in extent, and scarcely any part of it is thickly 1° te d hited. It has been suggested th a t it would be wel l adaP. for the storing or rattuttillotttripg of gunpowder, rHE SUN, _LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, i 864.